Not to mention access to social media at such a young and formative point in life
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Melt@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Single player games with retro graphic were enough to keep me entertained for hours when I was young. I can’t imagine how it’s like for the kids nowadays to have access to all the entertainment the internet provides.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
son_named_bort@lemmy.world 4 months ago
And the adults back then bitched and moaned about how we were rotting our brains doing this instead of playing outside or reading or other activities they approved of.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Nah, I grew up in the 90s and while we had video games and PC games, we also did a LOT of non video game activities.
Riding our bikes, sports, making shit in our parent’s garage, playing in a band, RISK board game nights, cinema, arcades, hanging out at the mall, rc cars.
I mean, there was almost no time to spend playing video games.
Today’s youth are missing a lot, and they are setting themselves up for a lifetime of mental health issues and the inability to be resilient through a lack of experiences.
My kids, fortunately, had at least part of their youth without a phone. I can’t imagine what disaster awaits kids who only know phones.
DeadlineX@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Right? Before that it was tv. Before that it was rock and roll. I was actually told to go outside more because I was READING TOO MUCH. Idk why everyone feels like their way of entertainment is better than everyone else’s. It’s so weird that we can’t let people enjoy themselves unless they do it our way.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Some play those exact same games ported or on emulators. it’s the circle of life 😆
pdxfed@lemmy.world 4 months ago
DOSBOX & SNESEMU 4 life.
metaStatic@kbin.social 4 months ago
"No one is bored, everything is boring"
Fake4000@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Love that.